FIFA World Cup: Suarez Scores a Brace as Uruguay Win 2-1 Over England

Luiz Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat England 2-1 at Sao Paulo in their Group D match. The England defense looked bleak as Suarez was unstoppable throughout. Wayne Rooney scored his first World Cup goal in England's losing cause.(All images AFP)

Luiz Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat England 2-1 at Sao Paulo in their Group D match. The England defense looked bleak as Suarez was unstoppable throughout. Wayne Rooney scored his first World Cup goal in England's losing cause.(All images AFP)

FIFA World Cup 2014 Photos

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June 20, 2014 05:05

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Luiz Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat England 2-1 at Sao Paulo in their Group D match. The England defense looked bleak as Suarez was unstoppable throughout. Wayne Rooney scored his first World Cup goal in England's losing cause.(All images AFP)

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England fans were in numbers as prior to the final result, England were the clear favorites.

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This game saw Liverpool teammates Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard play against each other.

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Uruguay started on the attack as Luiz Suarez was a constant threat on the opposition half and kept the defenders trailing with his sheer pace.

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The 10th minute of the match saw Wayne Rooney's free kick agonizingly miss the Uruguayan goal post much to their relief.

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The next big drama happened in the 39th minute of the match when Suarez scored Uruguay's first goal off an Edinson Cavani cross. The scoreline read Uruguay 1 England 0 at halftime.

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The best chance for England before the break came in the 31st minute when Wayne Rooney headed a Steven Gerrard corner against the post, unlucky not to score.

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In the 52nd minute Edinson Cavani came almost close to score Uruguay's second goal when his shot was just fizzed across the face of goal eluding England goalkeeper Joe Hart.

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Wayne Rooney scored his first World Cup goal in the 75th minute when he kept his cool to receive a Daniel Sturridge cross and sent it into the Uruguayan net. With less than 15 mins to go for time, England hoped for a revival.

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The game was set for a tight finish and so it proved to be when Luis Suarez again made a great run to put Uruguay ahead by 2-1 scoring his second goal, 5 mins from time. Uruguayan supporters were in for a treat as they saw some top quality football played by their team.

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Not surprisingly, Luiz Suarez was whom the Uruayagan fans came to watch and he did not disappoint.

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